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nounthe time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
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"Darth Vader of the dark side" "a dark purpose" "dark undercurrents of ethnic hostility"adjectivestemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable
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nounabsence of light or illumination
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"the dark days of the war" "a dark gloomy day"adjectivecausing dejection
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"the powers of darkness"nounabsence of moral or spiritual values
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"the dark ages" "a dark age in the history of education"adjectivelacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture
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"much that was dark is now quite clear to me"adjectivemarked by difficulty of style or expression
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"he was in the dark concerning their intentions" "his lectures dispelled the darkness"nounan unenlightened state
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"a dark scowl"adjectiveshowing a brooding ill humor
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"he moved off into the darkness"nounan unilluminated areatype of:
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"dark eyes"adjectivebrunet (used of hair or skin or eyes)
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"sitting in a dark corner" "a dark day" "dark shadows" "dark as the inside of a black cat"adjectivedevoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black
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"the theater is dark on Mondays"adjectivenot giving performances; closed
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"keep it dark"adjectivesecret
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"dark green" "dark glasses" "dark colors like wine red or navy blue"adjective(used of color) having a dark hue
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- night darkness
- heavy darkened by clouds
- threatening darkened by clouds
- dull darkened with overcast
- ink dark protective fluid ejected into the water by cuttlefish and other cephalopods
- blackout darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft)
- spinach dark green leaves; eaten cooked or raw in salads
- lowering darkened by clouds
- fitch dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened
- murky dark or gloomy